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Francisco Franco
<view this essay>.... Bahamonde was born on December 4, 1892, in El Ferrol de Caudillo, Spain. His father was a naval officer. He schooled at the Infantry Academy of Toledo. After graduating from the infantry academy in 1910, he rose rapidly in the army, earning the reputation for efficiency, honesty, and complete professional dedication. He was named commander of the Spanish foreign legion in 1923. Franco became a national hero for his role in
suppressing revolts in Morocco, and at the age of 33 he was made brigadier
general. Having quelled a leftists revolt in Austria in 1934, he became army
chief of staff in 1935.
In February of 1936 the leftist government of the .....
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Frank Sinatra
<view this essay>.... troubles. Some of these specific quandaries had to do with hidden aspects of his personal relationships, hidden connections with criminal elements, and other unknown aspects of his life.
Before even attempting to understand any of this, however, some background information on Sinatra and his family would be helpful. Sinatra came from a family of orthodox Italian heritage. His mother and father were the first of his family to move from Sicily to America and settle down in the “land of the free”. After arriving in the United States, they ended up making their home in Hoboken, New Jersey, a very poor area where people resided with those of t .....
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Muhammad Allah
<view this essay>.... he encountered, and then finally the end and what his life stood for.
Muhammad was born in 570 A.D. in an important trading center in western Arabia called Mecca. He was born into the Hashim clan of the powerful Quarysh tribe. Soon before his birth his father died and then when he was six tragedy struck again taking the life of his mother. This left Muhammad living with his grandfather Abd-almuttalib. After living there for a little while Muhammad moved again, this time with his Uncle Abu Talib, who succeeded as head of the Hashim clan. At the age of twenty five he went to work for a rich and beautiful widow named Khadijah, who owned a wealthy commercial .....
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The Life Of Jackie Robinson
<view this essay>.... field, and basketball. (Grate time Coming ,)
Upon graduation from John Muir Technical High School, Jackie attended a Junior College called Pasadena J.C. . He continued to participate in track and field, and helped lead his basketball, baseball, and football teams to championships. Once in a track and field meet in Pomona, California, he competed in the long jump. His final jump was twenty five feet and six inches. Not only did he win the meet, but he also set a new record. (Stealing Home)
After his impressive performance that day, several major universities offered him scholarships for his last two years of athletic eligibility.
Jackie chose the University .....
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Lewis Latimer
<view this essay>.... years earlier, and abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison spoke forcefully against the arrest. There was a trial, and the attempts to recapture George and return him to Virginia caused considerable agitation in Boston. When the trial judge ruled that Latimer still belonged to his Virginia owner, an African-American minister paid $400 for his release. Although free, George was still extremely poor, working as a barber, paper-hanger and in other odd jobs to support his wife, three sons, and one daughter.
, the youngest child, attended grammar school and was an excellent student who loved to read and draw. Most of his time, though, was spent working with his father, .....
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Ronald Reagan
<view this essay>.... very active at Eureka. He majored in economics, student body president, captain of the swimming team, and was on the football. He became interested in acting, but after his graduation in 1932 the only job available that was related to show biz was a local radio sportscaster. In 1936 he took the job as a sportscaster for WHO radio station in Des Moines, Iowa.
Reagan moved to Hollywood in 1937 and began a 25 year acting career. Some of his noted movies were Knute Rockne-All American, King’s Row, and Bedtime for Bozo. During his acting career, Reagan was elected as the president of the Screen Actors Guild (the union for film actors) six times. He married Ja .....
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Martin Luther King Jr.
<view this essay>.... .In May 1521 , the emperor signed the
Edict of the Worms , a document which declared Luther to be an outlaw whom
anyone could kill without protest . Frederick the Wise protected Luther. Luther
continued to the Protestant movement until his death in 1546.
Reformation
Reformation was a religious movement of the 1500's that led to
Protestantism . This movement had an impact on social, political, and economic
life . Before the reformation , Europe had been held together by the
universalism of the Catholic Church and the claim of the Holy Roman emperor .
After the reformation Europe had several large Prostant churches and smaller
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Ray Bradbury
<view this essay>.... born in Waukegan, Illinois on August 22, 1920, the third son of Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and Esther Marie Moberg Bradbury. In the fall of 1926 's family moved from Waukegan, Illinois to Tucson, Arizona, only to return to Waukegan again in May 1927. By 1931 he began writing his own stories on butcher paper. His childhood was very important to him because it was a constant source of intense sensations, feelings, and images that generate great stories. As a child he was first inspired by seeing "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". "His childhood was that of a pleasant memory of a half-forgotten dream" (Person I). In 1932, after his father was laid off his job as a ele .....
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